Directives from the Guardian

Shoghi Effendi

“Concerning the best method of presenting the Master’s
Will to the newcomers, Shoghi Effendi is of the opinion that
the N.S.A. should first make some suitable extracts from the
Testament and to send these to all the local Assemblies for their
use, so that there may be full unity in circulating the provisions
of the Will among the new believers. The problem of choosing
such excerpts is left entirely to the discretion of the N.S.A.
The main thing, as it appears to the Guardian, is that the full
station of the Báb, Bahá’u’lláh and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá be clearly
explained and that the origin, nature and working of the
Administrative Order of the Faith be clearly stated. The full
implications of such a recognition are evidently beyond the
comprehension of any new believer. Such a knowledge can be
acquired gradually and only when the essentials of the Faith
have been clearly recognized and adequately understood.”